The NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures is committed to strengthening state legislatures, counteracting cynicism and distrust of the legislative process, and helping lawmakers confront and solve the critical issues of the day through a public-private dialogue.
The Foundation for State Legislatures was created in 1982 by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the nation’s preeminent bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staff members of the nation’s 50 states, territories and commonwealths. The Foundation is sponsored by a distinguished group of leaders representing the nation’s most prestigious and influential corporations, unions and nonprofit organizations. It is committed to strengthening America’s legislatures, counteracting cynicism and distrust of the legislative process, and helping lawmakers confront and solve the critical issues of our time through public-private dialogue.